**The LG Gram 13: A Lightweight Laptop with Impressive Battery Life**

Hey guys, this is Austin, and welcome to my review of the LG Gram 13. I'm excited to share with you my first impressions of this laptop, which might have some of the best battery life in the world.

**Unboxing and Initial Impressions**

Inside the box, we get the laptop itself, with a very handy little grip to pick it up. Ooh! That was meaty. Wow, that is actually really weirdly light. Continuing on, we actually have a lot of accessories, starting with a USB-C to Ethernet adapter. Really? So even though this is a 13-inch laptop, it's actually almost closer to an 11-inch laptop in footprint.

As I shall demonstrate with this totally random, generic, no-name 11-inch laptop. Man, I feel like I'm going to keep saying this, but this is so lightweight. So what's cool is that even though (tapping) it almost feels like it's plastic, this is actually magnesium or rather, it's a nanocarbon magnesium alloy.

**Design and Build Quality**

For such a thin laptop, there are actually quite a few ports on the left side, including a charging port, USB-3, HDMI, as well as USB-C. And if you flip it over, you'll find one more USB-3 port, a headphone jack, as well as a microSD card slot. I just like doing this; it's just so lightweight.

It feels like, I don't know, it just feels like there's something missing. But it's just a really lightweight laptop. I think the build quality is actually something that's really jumping out to me about the Gram. So if you guys saw my friend What's Inside when they took a look at the Gram, they actually put this thing through a lot of abuse.

LG claims they can handle something like 400 pounds of pressure without breaking. The screen is flexible so it doesn't actually break; it's for something so lightweight, more durable than you would think.

**Performance and Battery Life**

The LG Gram 13 is powered by a dual-core i5-7200U, which is based on Kaby Lake, so it's pretty much as new as it gets. Eight gigabytes of memory, as well as a 256-gigabyte SSD, are also featured. The speakers are interesting; they are kind of on the bottom but actually project sideways.

So while they're maybe not quite as loud as I would like, they actually don't sound that bad. What's cool about having that full USB-C port is that with a single cable, we can attach the Gram to a 4K monitor and not only get that 4K video signal but also get charging to the laptop, as well as extra data via the USB ports on the monitor.

First impressions of the Gram are pretty solid. But what I really want to test is the battery life. I'll be running some benchmarks and sharing my results with you soon.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Hey guys, this is Austin.And this laptop might have some ofthe best battery life in the world.So this is the Gram 13,and big shout-out to LGfor sponsoring this video.So not only is this supposedto have good battery life,but it's also a very lightweight laptop.So that Gram name isn't just for show.This guys weighs around a kilogram,or just over two pounds.So inside the box, weget the laptop itself,with a very handy little g to pick it up.Ooh!That was meaty.Wow, that is actuallyreally weirdly light.Continuing on, we actuallyhave a lot of accessories.Starting with a USB-C to Ethernet adapter?Really?So even though this is a 13 inch laptop,it's actually almost closerto an 11 inch laptop in footprint.As I shall demonstratewith this totally random,generic, no-name 11 inch laptop.Man, I feel like I'mgonna keep saying this,but this is so lightweight.So what's cool is, even though,(tapping)it almost feels like it's plastic,this is actually magnesium.Or rather, it's a nanocarbon magnesium alloy.Ken made me put this on, by the way.He thought it would be funny.For such a thin laptop, there are actuallyquite a few ports.So on the left side,you'll find that there'sa charging port, USB-3,HDMI, as well as USB-C.And if you flip it over,you'll find there'sone more USB-3 port, a headphone jack,as well as a microSD card slot.I just like doing this.It's just so lightweight.It feels like, I don't know,it just feels likethere's something missing.But it's just a really lightweight laptop.I think the build qualityis actually somethingthat's really jumpingout to me about the Gram.So if you guys saw my friend What's Insidewhen they took at look at the Gram,they actually put this thingthrough a lot of abuse.And LG claims they canhandle something like400 pounds of pressure without breaking.The screen is flexible soit doesn't actually break.It's, for something so lightweight,more durable than you would think.Inside, the Gram 13 is poweredby a dual-core i5-7200U,which is based on Kaby Lake,so it's pretty much as new as it gets,eight gigabytes of memory, aswell as a 256 gigabyte SSD.(quiet music from speakers)The speakers are interesting.So they are kind of on the bottom,but they actually project sideways.So while they're maybe notquite as loud as I would like,they actually don't sound that bad.What's cool about havingthat full USB-C port,is that with a single cable,we can attach the Gram to a 4K monitor,and not only are we goingto get that 4K video signal,we can also get charging to the laptop,as well as extra data viathe USB ports on the monitor.So first impressions ofthe Gram are pretty solid.But what I really want to put to the test,is that battery life.(unzipping)(rustling)(thumping softly)See ya, Jimmy.- I'm gonna keep this for the weekend.- So the first thing that jumps out to meabout using the Gram,especially as I travel,is that weight.So after using a giant laptopfor the last year and a half or so,having something that'sso light and so portableactually does make a difference.My bag feels like it weighs a lot less.But of course, thebiggest part of the Gramis that battery life.So, it has been nearly four dayssince I took this off the charger,and let's see what thebattery life is like.So, open it up here.Right now we're at 48%.That is not bad.Now, I have not used this thing lightly.So on top of being instandby for four days,I watched about three hours of Netflix,some YouTube, answered someemails, did some web browsing,and this has absolutely held up.Now I will say that youshould turn battery saver on,that definitely does give youa fair bit extra battery life.But with a laptop likethis, it kind of makes youuse it differently.So I was able to use the Gram one-handedwith the touchscreen.Mind you, it's not maybethe most comfortable wayof using a laptop in the world.But having something that's so lightweightwith a touchscreen actuallydoes work out pretty well.Performance is pretty snappy.So with that Kaby Lake Core i5 processor,it easily handles any kind of basic usage,and even more moderate stufflike Photoshop runs no problem.Now you won't want to do a lot of heavy gaming,or especially video editing on this guy,but for pretty much 98%of what I do every day,it's completely fine.With a laptop like this,the inputs really do matter.And I don't really have anycomplaints about the Gram.So the keyboard itself is nicely spaced,it has plenty of keytravel, and as an upgradefrom the previous Gram, it'sfully backlit this time.The track pad is also pretty decent.So my only slight complaintis that it's maybenot quite as accurate as I'd like.But for the most partit's completely fine.And I ended up optingfor the slightly upgradedversion of the Gram with the touchscreen,which definitely makes a big difference.I really do feel like Windows 10 laptopsshould all havetouchscreens at this point.Speaking of, that screen is on-point.So don't let that 1080presolution fool you.It really is more thanenough for a 13 inch display,especially when you considerthat the high-resolutionscreens usually do hurt battery life.More importantly, it's gota really solid IPS panel,so color, contrast, especiallyviewing angles are nice.It gets reasonably bright,even when you're outside.And because it has such thin bezels,it makes the overalllaptop size a lot smallerthan it otherwise would be.The only issue with the small bezel,is that it puts the webcamon the bottom of the screen,which gives you a great viewof the inside of your nose.One cool part about upgradingto the touchscreen modelis that it does come witha fingerprint reader.This is again somethingthat I find I'm usingall the time on laptops.It's so nice to be ableto use Windows Helloto drop your finger on the touch pad,and immediately log in.It is really nice to beable to take a laptopon a full-weekend trip and not even thinkabout taking the power adapter.So what do you guysthink about the LG Gram?Let me know in the comments below,and I will catch you in the next one.